A huge congratulations to our Parkes Opens team who competed at Regional League over the last couple of days in Orange.
These ladies played hard all weekend with some close scores, and earned themselves a place in the finals.
The team played well and placed fourth overall – a massive accomplishment. Well done ladies!
The Forbes Netball Open Representative team played outstanding netball to finish runner-up to Dubbo, in the West/Central West Regional League competition at the weekend.
The team played rounds over Saturday and Sunday, with two wins and a draw in round one, and a much improved team finished round two with four wins and a loss.
This put Forbes into the semifinals against Blayney, where the Forbes team again played outstanding skilled netball to defeat Blayney 17-13 to progress to the grand final against Dubbo.
Students, families and friends attended PHS open day last week. It was a great opportunity to see the facilities and meet the amazing staff and student leaders.
Each faculty had rooms open with interactive activities to see what High School is all about.
Parkes High School P&C members provided the BBQ, and the schools SRC students conducted the tours.
Term 1, Week 8 Assembly. Acknowledgment of Country by Stella Neville.
The entrance of the cross, candles and Brass Heart by Clare Gorton, Holly Purcival, Immy Ousby, and Cooper Holloway (pictured).
College Captains Ruby Arnott and Lachlan Kupkee congratulated our students on their strong commitment to our community.
Assembly: The entrance of the cross, candles and Brass Heart by Cooper Holloway, Blake Reeves, Clare Gorton and Camille Murru.
Girls age swimming champions: 12/13 years Zoe Field, 14 years Amelia Grayson, 15 years Rosie Hurford, 16 years Jessie Tyack, 17+ years Ruby Jones.
Boys age swimming champions: 12/13 years Ollie Keane, 14 years Charlie Smith, 15 years Jedd Smith, 16 years Oscar McGill, 17+ years Max Reid.
During term one, Year 8 are continuing their study of Non Elective Music. Initially, Year 8 studied the various styles of Notation ranging from Graphic Notation to Traditional Notation.
The students are currently writing compositions and reflection statements for their first assessment task.
Over the last few lessons, Year 8 have started their Ukulele unit. Learning to play the C major scale, various melodies including Baby Shark and chordal patterns to accompany a variety of popular pieces such as, The Lion Sleeps Tonight.
Parkes Que Club Inc held a two course luncheon on Sunday, 9 March to celebrate International Women’s Day.
The luncheon was held at the Parkes Services Club, where there was entertainment, guest speakers, prizes, raffles and event stall holders.
Que Club meets the first Wednesday of every month for a dinner meeting. Contact Karen Ritchie for further information: parkesqueclub@gmail.com
Haylee Redfern was announced the 2024 Forbes Sportsperson of the Year. Haylee is a world champion four times over and the holder of a world record after the WKSF kettlebell world championships.
Andrew Little won Senior Sportsperson of the Year. Andrew has competed in the 2024 NSW Championship this year, attending Sydney Dragway each month in his Camaro to race in Super Sedan.
Annabelle Teague has won Junior Sportsperson of the Year and Annabelle is a young Lawn Bowls enthusiast who is making a name for herself in the sport.
A shout out to all the local Forbes schools for participating in this year’s Clean Up Australia Day.
Thanks to Bright Beginnings Early Learning Centre, Lakeshore Early Learning Childcare Centre, Little Kindy Forbes, Forbes Preschool, Forbes North Public School, Forbes Public School, St Laurence’s Parish School, Forbes High School.
Your efforts make a huge difference in keeping our environment clean and beautiful.
The Parkes High School Senior Food Technology students put their culinary skills to the test as they completed the practical component of their first assessment, ‘Café Crusade’.
Each student showcased their ability to work under pressure while producing high quality dishes, an excellent effort by everyone involved.
Congratulations to all the Senior Food Technology students for their dedication and fantastic work.